tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post1063554967535963684..comments2016-12-09T08:02:06.781-05:00Comments on The Nerdy Teacher: Assessement Options: A RantMr. Julianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14211448445052031918noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-48435765649037358082010-04-29T02:52:05.634-04:002010-04-29T02:52:05.634-04:00Nick,
I realize I am reading this post a bit late...Nick,<br /><br />I realize I am reading this post a bit late but my RSS reader has been bursting at the seams. Reading your post brings two questions to my mind:<br /><br />1. What graduate school of education in 2010 is promoting the value of multiple choice assessments over authentic, problem and project-based, student-centered, constructivist approaches to teaching and learning? Are you Carl Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539544230024970483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-54514156311780396162010-04-19T17:39:35.898-04:002010-04-19T17:39:35.898-04:00Nick, perhaps yo might get the opportunity to shar...Nick, perhaps yo might get the opportunity to share the 21st Century Fluency Project with your fellow students (http://www.21stcenturyfluency.com/).It measures equally fluencies (even better than literacies really)in information, media, collaboration, creativity and solution (problem solving). Not many tests can measure all of those attributes!<br /><br />Good luck!Bright Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14453445036079233206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-12439768477360303632010-04-18T21:18:14.618-04:002010-04-18T21:18:14.618-04:00I just read this post: http://spicylearning.wordpr...I just read this post: http://spicylearning.wordpress.com/2010/04/14/handhelds-in-the-classroom-test-taking-with-the-backchannel/ Now if you are going to give a traditional test, this is the way to do it. Talk about making assessment authentic...doesn&#39;t get more authentic than true collaboration!Mrs. Tenkelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943016358147486172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-47146059176956319532010-04-18T14:24:20.368-04:002010-04-18T14:24:20.368-04:00I really enjoy reading your posts and follow you w...I really enjoy reading your posts and follow you weekly. I too, have moved away from tests of any kind. I used to have students in my 7 and 8th grade classes write a lot of essays as well as fill in the blank and multiple choice tests. I still do use some multiple choice tests but I always give a very detailed preview of the test as it is really just regurgitation. I like to have them write wintersciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03888679161361104773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-91817327407289902232010-04-17T14:40:51.535-04:002010-04-17T14:40:51.535-04:00As I reflect back on the things I learned in schoo...As I reflect back on the things I learned in school, the things really learned, as in still remembered, few of them are actually from a test. They include knowledge from project based assessments. <br /><br />I also agree with what Sharon said. If I had a creative option over doing a regular essay, the creative option would take hours more time, yet it would be time more enjoyed and without Bekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495796538020025891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-76918958388763459652010-04-17T14:02:25.038-04:002010-04-17T14:02:25.038-04:00It&#39;s not that traditional assessments aren&#39...It&#39;s not that traditional assessments aren&#39;t useful, but I&#39;ve discovered over the past several years that they&#39;ve just sort of dropped away from my classroom practice. The types of thinking and engagement I want from my students is easier to get from them w/projects and other activities. (Part of the issue may be that I&#39;M more engaged and interested in these assessments than Instructionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967195923842232125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-51411432723398859882010-04-17T14:01:06.609-04:002010-04-17T14:01:06.609-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Instructionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967195923842232125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-73318355556637954512010-04-17T13:58:52.544-04:002010-04-17T13:58:52.544-04:00I, myself, have never used choice assessment in my...I, myself, have never used choice assessment in my classroom. However, this is not because I disagree with it, but because I’m not yet sure how to do it with 8 yr olds! But, I am exploring and learning. I think that there needs to be a balance. I think that although multiple choice tests do not always (and maybe even rarely) assess the knowledge we are seeking to assess, I am also aware that fiteachhttp://fiteach.myopenid.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-55069211732423826072010-04-17T11:50:22.310-04:002010-04-17T11:50:22.310-04:00Wow, thanks for the support. That was one heck of ...Wow, thanks for the support. That was one heck of a comment, but I understand. I wanted to rant for so much longer after reading those comments. It&#39;s nice to know I&#39;m not alone.Nick Provenzanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11315889912014481563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-12968639938813041092010-04-17T11:21:29.882-04:002010-04-17T11:21:29.882-04:00I definitely share your feelings on this. And whi...I definitely share your feelings on this. And while students do need to sometimes be given the &quot;must do&quot; assignments, I cannot get on board with the idea that our job as educators is to ensure that our students become &quot;yes men&quot;, never thinking creatively or coming up with their own ideas. The statement that &quot;our boss tells us something is due...and we need to do it&quotSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00689869348779122844noreply@blogger.com